Nerong · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nerong

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is spoken by 82.7% of people in Nerong. This reflects a community where very few residents use a foreign language at home, falling far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.2% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Despite this, 3.0% of residents speak little or no English, a proportion that is much higher than in most similar areas.

4.2% ▲ +142.4%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

3.0% ▲ —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Nerong, English only is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Nerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12938/nerong/topic/language